How is it accomplished with a minimal amount of fuss?
I am in urban NY, and wonder if it would be possible to run on the
city streets barefoot or barefoot to my local park's track and green?
I live four blocks and two major intersections from the park, I walked
it today and found glass fragments and other crud, and want to run
bare from my home to the park and back, but can't decide on a plan of
action.
How is it accomplished with a minimal amount of fuss? I am in urban NY, and wonder if it would be possible to run on the city streets barefoot or barefoot to...
I ran barefoot through all the burroughs in the NYC marathon last year. Personally, I don't think you should have a problem. BR ... ... How beautiful are the...
... I started running in manhattan since April and havent had a single puncture due to to debris so far (knock on the wood). I have been very careful about...
You have done the right thing by scouting out the route. But maybe you should scout it barefoot, because that might prove to you it is just fine to do it...
Thanks for the input, all! Due to the glass and other debris on the way to the park, I've decided to wear sandals to walk over. My plan of action is... #1...
Not to second guess.... The central park loop pavement is very smooth. I am scared to death of running on grass in the city. I just started for short...
How was the transition to pavement? my running partner and I will be using my local park and where they live, near the great lawn. Having walked and played...
I would say take the transition slow esp the speed. At my best, I could run somewhere between 38-42 for a 10K and like a 3:13 marathon, and I found I had to...
Yes, even on grass I have noticed some tenderness on the soles of my feet, nothing a soak didn't cure, but I will transition gradually. One thing that...
Have you tried the reservior? Its got fine dirt with tiny stones spread at few places but never saw any debris anywhere. Great lawn is thick and soft but I am...
I agree with Jon -- grass is scarier than pavement or even packed dirt. You can't see what lurks in grass. Unless I am absolutely sure its clean and safe, I...
... I run three times weekly in the Bronx's Van Cortlandt Park. I used to wear flip-flops to the park in the early spring, when the weather was cooler. They...
... I regularly attend Bball games at Van Cortlandt it is a beautiful park. Sparkling pavement in the afternoon light is a dead giveaway for glass debris. My...
Ooops. I didn't mean to offend anybody on the list with my obesity comment --if I did. After a recent Continuing Medical Education lecture on obesity and...
... I didn't notice anything offensive? This is something our society needs to quit ignoring. In a book named: Younger Next Year. A doctor talks about ...
from: "Without a Paddle" http://runningbarefoot.org/?p=1054 Three buddies go rafting on an Oregon river in search of lost treasure. They are threatened by a...
... It's so nice to hear from someone who actually understands and has heard of this joke. I've used it as my tagline in running forums and now just use it for...
... comment ... obesity ... in the ... food tray ... there too; ... I wasn't offended at all. Just pointing out that we all start somewhere, and I do see these...
Not isolated to the US. Nor to patients in hospitals. I work in London, UK in a major hospital. My medical collegues bring the most unhealthy food imaginable...
My son works for a diabetes study group. He suggested that my wife and I avoid high fructose corn syrup at all costs. We have been religiously avoiding it for...
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:53 PM, Ryan - Barefoot in Vancouver < ... Same here. Some "gourmet" or "natural" products will use the term glucose syrup; it's...
people are funny, dangerously so! When my brother-in-law went into the hospital last December with a severe stroke (lost the use of his right side, and his...
I once ran a favorite sidewalk in the dark of night without any flashlights. I just ran along "by feel" - being careful to use extra-good form -- and didn't...
I was once running along the waterfront loop in downtown Portland, Oregon. Another well meaning runner warned me to look out for glass. I asked him to point...
OK, I have told this story before - but I was running on grass at my local park and picked up a sliver of glass in my heel - I felt it go into my heel callus,...
Yeah, I get that warning whenever I'm running around pine trees. Oddly, very few pine needles have actually tried to assault me. Most just lay there watching...
I will warn you of a few other problems (not yet mentioned) starting out on grass. 1. Not much feedback to help teach you how to run gently, smoothly, and ...
Another thought occurred to me, as I was running bareofoot home from work after writing this. It might be good to think of running barefoot on grass, sort of...
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